Episode Description:

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There were some fun travel stories this week including the new high tech portal between NYC and Dublin. This piece of tech is quite fun, but it caused some issues even if it served its purpose of connecting humans. We also discuss a nightmare Marriott hotel stay you have to hear about!

In other news we talk different flavors of the Amex Platinum including how some people are scoring 300K Membership Rewards as a welcome offer. Other topics discussed include: Hilton's Auto Camp integration, an amazing new Delta Amex Offer, the first Vegas megaresort closing and whether domestic first class is a letdown or not.

Episode Guide:

• 0:00 Cats on a plane
• 0:52 Confused by the Amex Platinum & new 125K offer
• 3:26 Flying first class for the first time - Underwhelming?
• 6:05 New Delta Amex Offer - 37.5% off
• 7:29 Hotel nightmare - Legionnaires’ Disease
• 9:01 A Marriott customer service letdown
• 10:40 Finding up to 300K Amex points
• 12:56 Trouble with the NYC/Dublin portal
• 15:28 Hilton’s glamping Auto Camp partnership coming online
• 17:50 First Vegas megaresort to close permanently
• 19:10 Mirage’s Volcano closing date

About the Show:

We love to travel and love to laugh! 20 Minute Travel is designed to get you all of the info you need to supercharge your travel by utilizing credit cards, travel rewards and other tricks to pay pennies on the dollar. 

Shawn Coomer is the founder of Miles to Memories and has traveled all over the world with his family utilizing miles & points. He has been writing and podcasting about miles, points and travel since 2013 and has earned and spent millions of points & miles across dozens of programs.

Mark Ostermann is the former Managing Editor of Miles to Memories and is the Managing Editor at Travel on Points. He has been writing about his travel experiences since 2017 and loves to dive into the weeds so you don't have to. He also enjoys a good beer and a laugh or fifty.

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